David McCullough: 2011 National Book Festival

David McCullough: 2011 National Book Festival Video Clips. Duration : 40.10 Mins.

Historian and author David McCullough appears at the 2011 National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has called David McCullough the "citizen chronicler" for his meticulously researched and beautifully written historical books, such as the Pulitzer Prize winners "Truman" and "John Adams," the latter of which became an Emmy Award-winning miniseries on HBO. He is also a two-time winner of the National Book Award, for "The Path Between the Seas" and "Mornings on Horseback." His newest book is "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris" (Simon & Schuster). McCullough has also received the National Book Foundation Distinguished Contribution to American Letters Award, the National Humanities Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. For transcript, captions, and more information, visit www.loc.gov

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Laura Bush: 2010 National Book Festival

Laura Bush: 2010 National Book Festival Video Clips. Duration : 26.47 Mins.

Former first lady Laura Bush appears at the 2010 National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: Laura Bush has always been passionate about reading. An Honorary Ambassador for the UN Literary Decade, she hosted the first-ever White House Conference on Global Literacy in 2006 to encourage international cooperation and build free societies through literacy. In 2001 she joined with the Library of Congress to launch the first National Book Festival in Washington. As the governor's wife, Mrs. Bush founded the statewide Texas Book Festival in 1995. The former first lady has taught in the Dallas, Houston and Austin public schools. She is the co-author with her daughter Jenna of "Read All About It!" Her current book is "Spoken from the Heart" (Simon & Schuster).

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